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Tuesday, 07 September 2010

Email Alert  

General Information About Branchburg   PDF  Print  E-mail 

 

Welcome to the "Facts About Branchburg Web Site."  Here you'll find some general information about the Township as well as links to various other Township activities and sites. This section of our Web site brings us together to enhance our feeling of community. Follow the links to Recreation and other various information sites related to Branchburg. Check out the information below, which lists everything from weather to train schedules. 

 

Incorporated:  1845 
Population:  Estimate - 14,782

 

 

·        Municipal Building Hours – 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

·        Public Works Department Hours - 7:30 am to 3:30 pm

·        Police (Non-Emergency) - 908-526-3830

·        Municipal Complex is located on the corner of Rt. 202 North and Old York Rd. in the Township of Branchburg

 

Names of sections in Branchburg Township


Neshanic Station  **  North Branch  **  Fox Hollow

 

Municipal Services

 

·        Recycling pick up schedule (Service provided by Somerset County)

·        Electric: GPU

·        Gas: Public Service Gas and Electric Company

·        Water: Elizabeth Water Co.

·        Sewer: Municipal (Fee)

·        Garbage: Private collection

·        Local Telephone Service: Verizon

 

Area Hospitals

 

·        Hunterdon Medical Center (Flemington, NJ)

·        Somerset Medical Center (Somerset, NJ)

·        Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center (New Brunswick, NJ)

·        Morristown Memorial Hospital (Morristown, NJ)

 

 

Civic Associations

 

·        Garden Club

·        Branchburg Rotary

·        4-H Club

·        Boy Scouts

·        Girl Scouts

·        Women's Club

·        American Red Cross

·        Volunteer Fire/Rescue Squads

 

 

 Post Offices

 

  

 

    
North Branch Post Office               Neshanic Post Office
Route 22 West                            Olive Street
North Branch, NJ 08876                Neshanic Station, NJ
                                                08853
 
 
Public Library


Olive Street, Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 

  

Education 

 

Board of Education 
240 Baird Rd.

Branchburg, NJ 08876

 

·        Kindergarten cut-off date

·        Child must be 5 years old by October 1st

 

Public Schools


·        Whiton School – Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade

·        Old York School – 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

·        Stony Brook School  - 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade

·        Central School – 6th, 7th & 8th Grade

·        Somerville High School – 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th Grade

 

Other Schools


·        Midland School - Ages 5 - 21 (Special Education)

·        Immaculata High School – 9th – 12th Grade

 

Area Colleges


·        Raritan Valley Community College (Branchburg, NJ)
·        Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
·        Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

 

Transportation


Train service available in North Branch, Raritan or Somerville on NJ Transit to Newark/NYC
Bus Service on Rt. 202 North in Branchburg to NYC


 
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